In the autumn of 1955, our army held the first large-scale ceremony for the conferment of military ranks in history. A total of 10 marshals, 10 generals and 55 generals were awarded this time. Later, two more generals were awarded, bringing the total number of founding generals to 57. At that time, both marshals and generals had specific ranks, while generals did not have specific ranks. When the list of generals who are responsible for assessing military ranks is reported, the top five generals are Zhang Zongxun, Song Renqiang, Zhao Erlu, Xiao Ke and **. At large-scale military rank awarding ceremonies, the order of the generals is based on the individual's large unit and position. At that time, the Ministry of National Defense ranked first among all departments, so Xiao Ke, who was then the deputy minister of defense and deputy director of the training directorate, ranked first. So strictly speaking, the founding generals did not have a specific rank in the large-scale military rank awarding ceremony. If, at that time, like the marshal and the general, the rank was also determined among the generals, then who could be in first place?
Judging from the early qualifications, Zhou Shidi will be ranked first. He was a graduate of the first phase of Whampoa, served as the captain of the ironclad convoy of Generalissimo Sun Yat-sen's mansion, and successively served as the battalion commander of Ye Ting's Independent Regiment after the start of the Northern Expedition, and later served as the acting regiment commander and regiment commander. Soon after, the Nanchang Uprising broke out, and Zhou Shidi served as the commander of the 25th Division, at that time** served as the regimental political commissar of the division, ** served as the company commander of the division, while Xu Guangda was the platoon commander, and Xiao Ke was the company commander of the 24th Division at that time. Judging from the early qualifications, among the founding generals, there is no one with more outstanding qualifications than Zhou Shidi. Such qualifications were enough to obtain the rank of general, but due to the fact that he was out of the army for 5 years, this had an impact on his promotion, so he was not awarded the rank of general until 1955. Judging from the seniority of the Red Army and the Eighth Route Army, Xiao Kedang will be ranked first.
During the Red Army, Xiao Ke served as the commander of the Red 6th Army Corps and the deputy commander-in-chief of the Red Second Front ArmyAfter the main force of the Red Army in northern Shaanxi was reorganized into the Eighth Route Army, he served as the deputy commander of the 120th Division. If we only talk about the qualifications of the late Red Army and the early Eighth Route Army, then among the founding generals, Xiao Kedang will be ranked first. In 1939, he left the 120th Division and came to Pingxi, where he served as the commander of the Jirecha Advance Army, and led the anti-Japanese armed struggle in Pingxi, Pingbei and eastern Hebei. However, due to various reasons, the advance army failed to achieve a breakthrough in the war situation after three years of hard fighting, and was even revoked in 1942. Subsequently, Xiao Ke went to Jinchaji to serve as the deputy of ***. After the outbreak of the Liberation War, Xiao Ke, who once served as the commander of the Jin-Cha-Ji Field Army, did not show remarkable achievements on the battlefield and was soon replaced by Yang Dezhi. Subsequently, he assisted in running a military academy in North China until 1949, when he succeeded Liu Yalou as chief of staff of Siye.
Despite his seniority, he was not awarded the rank of general until the mass awarding of military merits due to his limited military exploits. Compared with the other six division commanders of the Eighth Route Army, he was the only one who was not awarded the rank of marshal. In terms of the scale of commanding troops, Deng Hua ranked first. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Deng Hua successively served as the first deputy commander and assisted in commanding operations. After returning to China, Deng Hua took over the post of commander and commander, and unified command of the million-strong army on the Korean battlefield and the scale of the "joint" army was unparalleled among all generals. Although Yang Dezhi and Yang Yong had served as commanders of the Volunteer Army, they took office when the war was nearing its end and many Volunteer troops had withdrawn to China. Therefore, it is inferior to Deng Hua in terms of the scale of the army. Despite this, Deng Hua was eventually awarded the rank of general. From a strategic point of view, Admiral China and South Korea ranked first. The founding generals were all strategic masters, but Han Xianchu's strategic vision was even more remarkable.
At the time of the liberation of Hainan Island, Sanye had just lost the Battle of Kinmen, so the soldiers of Siye had a certain fear of the upcoming sea-crossing operation. As a result, Deng Hua proposed to postpone the campaign until the end of 1950, but Han Xianchu resolutely opposed it and insisted on launching the Hainan Island campaign on time, because he believed that the battle would change later. Han Xianchu called his superiors many times and tried his best to ask for battle, and finally moved his superiors and approved his request, and the Battle of Hainan Island was launched on time. Shortly after the liberation of Hainan Island, the Korean War broke out. At this time, people realized how wise Han Xianchu's decision was. During the Fourth Campaign to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, Han Xianchu once again showed superb strategic vision. On the issue of whether to fight Hengcheng or Topingli first, he had a disagreement with Deng Hua. Deng Hua advocated attacking Hengcheng first, because it was mainly the South Korean puppet army stationed in Hengcheng, and its combat effectiveness was limited, so it was easier to achieve results in morale. However, Han Xianchu believed that although it was easy to achieve results in Hengcheng, the impact on the entire battle situation was relatively limited.
The strategic position of Topingli is very important, and at this time, our army is still very sure of taking Topingli. Unfortunately, in the end, Zhiji adopted Deng Hua's suggestion, and although he took Hengcheng, he was defeated in the attack on Toheiri, and he paid a lot of money. After this battle, the U.S. army discovered the weakness of our army in attacking fortifications, and then when it was pursued by the volunteers, it no longer blindly fled, but stuck to the spot. In this way, the tactics of interspersing and detouring and dividing and encircling the volunteers were greatly limited, which had a profound impact on the subsequent battle situation. From the point of view of military merits, it is difficult to choose who ranks first among the generals. Xu Shiyou, Li Tianyou, Yang Yong, Yang Chengwu, Yang Dezhi, Chen Zaidao, ** Deng Hua, Wang Jian'an, Li Jukui and Ye Fei are all very combative. The reason why Su Yu ranked first was because he surpassed others in his outstanding military exploits in the War of Liberation. Among the many founding generals, Su Yu is a high-profile existence.
With his extraordinary military exploits and outstanding military talents, he undoubtedly stood out among many generals. It is precisely because of this special status that there is no clear ranking in the great award of the founding general. This is one of the reasons why he is unique. At the same time, I also want to solemnly declare that this article has been opened on the whole network to protect rights, and plagiarism and manuscript washing will be investigated!